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Pingyang, the Princess Warrior of the Tang Dynasty

In the annals of history, princesses are often envisioned as delicate figures adorned in finery, far removed from the harsh realities of battle. Yet Princess Pingyang, the sister of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, shatters this stereotype, standing tall as a warrior heroine of her era. In the year A.D. 617, the father of ...

Mikel Davis

Illustration of Princess Pingyang, the princess warrior of China's Tang Dynasty.

The Amazons of Dahomey: Women of the Myth

Hopefully, you will remember Dora Milaje and the ruthless women-powered team in the Black Panther film. This is not entirely friction. The “Amazons” of Dahomey, a ferocious all-female component of the Dahomey army, inspired the characteristics of these warrior women. From the 18th through the late 19th centuries, Dahomey in the Republic of Benin, West ...

Ratul Saha

Dahomey Amazon warriors.

Is the Real Wonder Woman From Russia?

Researchers from Russia have uncovered an ancient tomb containing the remains of four Amazon females of different ages. The excavation was conducted by Don Archaeological Expedition from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Amazons have been popularized across the world through the DC comic character Wonder Woman, who is portrayed as ...

Raven Montmorency

'Battle of the Amazons,' by Peter Paul Rubens.